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San Remo Proven: 1975 Lancia Fulvia Group 4 Rally Car

This 1975 Lancia Fulvia carries FIA papers and has competed in historic European rally competition since being built in 2010. This one has the right look and the right components, and seems like a ton of race car for the cash. Find it here on eBay in Bristol, UK with a 19,950 GBP (today ~$32k). Special thanks to BaT reader Ed L. for this submission!

The Fulvia is coming to Mexico and will be entered in the Carrera Panamericana in 2013, maybe also the Chihuahua Express (definitely with BaT decals!!). The Mrs. took the news surprisingly well (although I doubt she’ll send BaT or Jamie @ Targa Florio Classics a Christmas present!!). @ Lalancia.com: I will be in contact, we should definitely consider teaming up (service crew/spare parts/etc?). Thank you BaT and all for your comments!

@ Jose it would be nice as I have the collaboration of very Good vintage racer preparers in Europe and they also want to be part of the event. Yes let’s keep in touch as my main plans are to do the event.

@ LALANCIA.COM thanks for the input, checked out your website, maybe we can join forces for 2013 and have more than one Lancia on the Pana grid in 2013, the Porsches won’t know what hit them! Going to give you a call next week if you don’t mind. Forza!

@ Jose this car would be yes fun and very rare to see it in Carrera pan Americana in fact that’s my plan for 2013, Or 2014 in collaboration of Europeans partners, a S1 Car with modifications of 1.6HF would be better than any 1.3 engine. My project is in the making.

@ cardog: maybe it’s a combination of the low profile and thre square shoulder that’s making them look wider (which they do). But the eBay description says “Michelin asphalt tyres 185/55/13″. Even if they’re 205s, it still shouldn’t be a problem. I doubt that they’ve changed the steering box, and the standard steering gearing isn’t very aggressive.

@Ed L – Thanks, they look much wider. I thought they were 205’s or even 225’s. I always forget the scale of the car, they are much smaller in person than they appear in pictures, (to me anyway) I love their size and that greenhouse!

Jamie, when you say group 4 prepped does that mean they have some of the HF lightweight goodies? In this video http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=4pXvonxmM1A I love how the first Fulvia takes the line tight and sure, then my second dream car, an alpine a 110 ( also probably 1300) takes what looks like the same corner with aplomb, nearly scrapping the wall! Lots of 911s, to the point of making them look almost pedestrian (gasp) .

@ Jose: judging from the wheels an dtires, this is currently set up for tarmac events, which would make it ready for the Carrera Panam. But it’s not going to be competitive against 2000 cars.

I helped a friend buy the racer at the far right of the “Related Stories”, and we’ve had it at Willows Springs for an open track day. It’s quick, but it can’t stay with 2L Alfa GTVs on the straights; it’s awfully hard to compete with 50% more engine.

@ 105allday: no, this isn’t an original HF. It’s a “Fulvia 3″, which is a late S2 that we usually refer to as an “S3″ (even though it’s not). It would have started life as a street car. And with the white gauges and other slightly compromised details, a Fulvia 3 is the perfect variant to molest by turning it into a rally car.

@ Johnny: don’t confuse “Group” with displacement class. All of the S1 HF (1,2HF, 1.3HF, 1,6HF) were homologated for Group 3, which required 1000 examples, and for Group 4 with further mods. In period, the 1.6 was the most successful, but the 1.3 managed to hold its own in competition.

Anyway, even with the mark-up (aren’t those always subject to negotiation?) in the UK, and even adding shipping, this one’s well within the “you couldn’t build it for that” range; there’s a couple thousand in the repro Campy “Stellones” alone.

This green Gr.4 Fulvia is actually one of our current cars. Along with the Marlboro Gr.4, the Fulvia Safari and the Alfa GT Junior. The Safari has since sold. We do offer commission sales for customers. Such as the orange Gr.4 Fulvia in Greece. We will also have a Saab 99 Turbo rally car on there soon, an orange/black Fulvia Montecarlo and coming in stock in the next few weeks is a lovely little Abarth A112. Will keep you posted.

This green Gr.4 Fulvia is actually one of our current cars. Along with the Marlboro Gr.4, the Fulvia Safari and the Alfa GT Junior. The Safari has since sold. We do offer commission sales for customers. Such as the orange Gr.4 Fulvia in Greece. We will also have a Saab 99 Turbo rally car on there soon, an orange/black Fulvia Montecarlo and coming in stock in the next few weeks is a lovely little Abarth A112. Will keep you posted. Thanks for the positive comments. Jamie @ Targa Florio Classics

Wow. I second the ? Did the 1300cc rally in group 4? Not that I care, I still want to terrorize mountain roads with this. Copy should read ” not driven on ground much” can we start an award category for four-banger of the year! Love that engine, sure the 1600HF would be the one, but given the rarity and prices of those ( did I see a works car make six figures in classic and sports car?) this one sounds a bargain. Ok, at least fairly priced.

Wow, makes me want to run out to the garage and start building a clone out of mine. No it’s just to nice, better to shop for another. Thanks for the link P Zundel now I have another site I have to troll.

@ Fred 19,950.00 GBP = 24,618.12 EUR That’s only 10% more than the Italian listed price. 3 options: – either these guys are philantrops (taking only a 10% mark-up) – or they did not pay it 22K€ but much less – or they do not actually own it and advertise it on behalf of the same seller as in the Italian ad.